Wideband code division multiple access user equipment for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service

• US 20070191018A1
• Filed: 04/06/2007
• Published: 08/16/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Terry, Stephen
• Granted Patent: US 7,986,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/189 in combination with wireless systems selective distribution or broadcast in wireless communication networks H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1263 Mapping of traffic onto schedule, e.g. scheduled allocation or multiplexing of flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/30 Resource management for broadcast services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/18 Service support devices; Network management devices

Abstract

A wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS). The UE comprises an MBMS receiver configured to receive data of an MBMS service over one of a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH) or a dedicated channel. After the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the one of the S-CCPCH or dedicated channel, configured to receive data of the MBMS service over the other of the S-CCPCH or dedicated channel.

Claims

1. A wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS), the UE comprising:

an MBMS receiver configured to receive data of an MBMS service over a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH); and

the MBMS receiver, after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH, configured to receive data of the MBMS service over a dedicated channel.

2. The UE of claim 1 wherein the UE is configured to switch the reception of the data over the S-CCPSH to the dedicated channel in response to a signal indicative of the switch.

3. The UE of claim 2 wherein the UE is configured to perform the switch at an indicated radio frame.

4. The UE of claim 2 wherein the signal indicates transmission scheduling information.

5. The UE of claim 1 wherein the MBMS receiver is configured to receive the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells and the UE comprising an MBMS reassembly device for reassembling the received MBMS data from the plurality of cells.

6. The UE of claim 1 wherein the UE receives a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel and the second signal being a beam formed signal.

7. A wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) for receiving a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS), the UE comprising:

an MBMS receiver configured to receive data of an MBMS service over a dedicated channel; and

the MBMS receiver, after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel, configured to receive data of the MBMS service over a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH).

8. The UE of claim 7 wherein the UE is configured to switch the reception of the data over the dedicated channel to the S-CCPCH in response to a signal indicative of the switch.

9. The UE of claim 8 wherein the UE is configured to perform the switch at an indicated radio frame.

10. The UE of claim 8 wherein the signal indicates transmission scheduling information.

11. The UE of claim 7 wherein the MBMS receiver is configured to receive the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells and the UE comprising an MBMS reassembly device for reassembling the received MBMS data from the plurality of cells.

12. The UE of claim 7 wherein the UE receives a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH and the first signal being a beam formed signal.

13. A method for use by a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS), the method comprising:

receiving data of an MBMS service over a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH); and

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH, receiving data of the MBMS service over a dedicated channel.

14. The method of claim 13 comprising switching the reception of the data over the S-CCPSH to the dedicated channel in response to a signal indicative of the switch.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the switching is performed at an indicated radio frame.

16. The method of claim 14 wherein the signal indicates transmission scheduling information.

17. The method of claim 13 comprising receiving the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells and for reassembling the received MBMS data from the plurality of cells.

18. The method of claim 13 comprising receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel and wherein the second signal being a beam formed signal.

19. A method for use by a wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) user equipment (UE) for receiving multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS), the method comprising:

receiving data of an MBMS service over a dedicated channel; and

after the reception of the data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel, receiving data of the MBMS service over a secondary common control physical channel (S-CCPCH).

20. The method of claim 19 comprising switching the reception of the data over the dedicated channel to the S-CCPCH in response to a signal indicative of the switch.

21. The method of claim 20 wherein the switching is performed at an indicated radio frame.

22. The method of claim 20 wherein the signal indicates transmission scheduling information.

23. The method of claim 19 comprising receiving the MBMS data from a plurality of unsynchronized cells and for reassembling the received MBMS data from the plurality of cells.

24. The method of claim 19 comprising receiving a first wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the dedicated channel and a second wireless signal including the received data of the MBMS service over the S-CCPCH and wherein the first signal being a beam formed signal.